Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
President and CFO Above 90th percentile | $590k $631k |
Co-ceo, Co-chair and Member /director Unclassified | $300k $321k |
Co-ceo, Co-chair and Member /director Unclassified | $300k $321k |
Corporate Secretary Board Secretary Above 90th percentile | $242k $259k |
Member/director Unclassified | $84k $89k |
Member/director Unclassified | $66k $71k |
Member/director Unclassified | $60k $64k |
Member/director Unclassified | $60k $64k |
Vice President and Member/director Board Vice President Median to 75th percentile | $60k $64k |
Member/director Unclassified | $60k $64k |
Member/director Unclassified | $20k $21k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 20 unpaid individuals.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at WM KECK FOUNDATION equaled 0.7% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$69.7M
Itemized grants
260
Median grant
$10k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | TO ACCELERATE GROUNDBREAKING MEDICAL, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | $7.5M |
| CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY | ORANGE, CA | TO ENHANCE AND ELEVATE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITYS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | $4M |
| CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE | CLAREMONT, CA | TO ENHANCE CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE'S INTERDICIPLINARY SCIENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | $4M |
| LINFIELD UNIVERSITY | MCMINNVILLE, OR | TO ENHANCE LINFIELD UNIVERSITY'S INTERDICIPLINARY SCIENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | $2M |
| MUSEUM ASSOCIATES | LOS ANGELES, CA | TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ART AND ART EDUCATION | $2M |
| THE COLBURN SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | TO SUPPORT THE FOR THE NEW COLBURN CENTER AND ENDOW THE YOUTH ENSEMBLE | $2M |
| SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES | LA JOLLA, CA | TO DEVELOP MAPPING METHODS WITH GENERATIVE MANIFOLD NETWORKS | $1.6M |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | WOODS HOLE, MA | TO CONSTRUCT AND FIELD A SELF-DEPLOYING AUTONOMOUS MOORING SYSTEM | $1.6M |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | TO UNDERSTAND HOW A NEURONAL COMMUNICATION PATHWAY ALSO FUNCTIONS IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM | $1.5M |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | TO UNDERSTAND PARAMETERS THAT GOVERN TRANSCRIPTIONAL ADAPTATION TO ENABLE NOVEL RNA-BASED THERAPEUTICS | $1.5M |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | TO UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC CONTROL OF AGING | $1.5M |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ASHBURN, VA | TO INVESTIGATE TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION IN VERTEBRATES | $1.4M |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | TO DEVELOP BIOLUMINESCENT PROBES FOR VISUALIZING GPCR LIGANDS | $1.4M |
| LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY | LA JOLLA, CA | TO VALIDATE A NOVEL FUNCTION OF HISTONES AS RESERVOIRS OF CELLULAR ENERGY | $1.3M |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | TO TEST FOR VIOLATION OF QUANTUM LINEARITY DUE TO GRAVITY | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | TO UNDERSTAND T CELL IMMUNE-EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF THE THYMUS | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | TO DECIPHER CORAL REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | TO DEVELOP MAGNETIC TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS FOR LOSSLESS ELECTRONICS | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL, NC | TO UNDERSTAND NETWORK SWITCHING TO RESCUE DAMAGE IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON | MADISON, WI | TO EXPERIMENTALLY STUDY NITROGEN-FIXING ENZYMES | $1.3M |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | TO UNDERSTAND THE NEURAL CIRCUITS THAT LINK ORAL SENSATION TO FEEDING BEHAVIOR | $1.3M |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | TO STUDY HOW HETEROGENEITY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SPREAD OF PATHOGENS | $1.2M |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE | RIVERSIDE, CA | TO DECIPHER SOCIAL COMMUNICATION IN STRESS-TOLERANT HONEYBEES | $1.2M |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | TO STUDY THE CAUSES OF GENOME INSTABILITY | $1.2M |
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | TO DEVELOP TOOLS TO MEASURE NEURAL SIGNAL PROPAGATION AT THE SCALE OF A WHOLE BRAIN | $1.2M |
Up 8%
from 2023
From $548k in 2023 to $590k in 2024.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Board Secretary pay rose 16% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 195%.
- Board Vice President pay held roughly steady from 2023 to 2024.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about WM KECK FOUNDATION
What does the Chief Financial Officer of WM KECK FOUNDATION earn?
In 2024, the Chief Financial Officer of WM KECK FOUNDATION received $589,555 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Financial Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Financial Officer pay at WM KECK FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Chief Financial Officer at WM KECK FOUNDATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at WM KECK FOUNDATION equaled 0.7% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
What are WM KECK FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, WM KECK FOUNDATION reported $220.5M in total revenue and $82.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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